North Carolina judge upholds close Supreme Court election result, but more legal steps are expected
A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election who ...
Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country’s land expropriation law
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday formalizing his announcement earlier this week that he’ll freeze assistance to South Africa for a law aiming to address ...
Tiger Woods to play at Torrey Pines, his first PGA Tour event since July
Tiger Woods committed Friday to playing the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, returning to one of his favorite venues for ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
Fake ICE agent spotted in SF Mission District
A man donned a windbreaker with a fake “ICE Immigration” logo on the front and back while he dined at a local taqueria on ...
Carl Edwards, Ricky Rudd return to NASCAR for Hall of Fame honor
But two things tie Edwards and Rudd together — when each decided to retire, both essentially vanished from the NASCAR scene, ...
Pinole Safeway closing in early April
On the same day a Safeway near San Francisco’s Fillmore District closed for good word came that the grocery chain would soon ...
28 agencies were authorized to fly helicopters near Reagan Airport before deadly crash
The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines ...
State Department lays out plans for $7 billion-plus arms sale to Israel as Netanyahu visits DC
The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after ...
Trump is trying to halt the EV charger buildout. Experts say it’s not that easy
Experts are questioning President Donald Trump’s latest effort to slow the electric vehicle charging buildout in the U.S. In a letter Thursday night, the Trump administration ...
How bad are the lines at Café Du Monde before the Super Bowl?
When you think of 125,000 people flooding New Orleans for the Super Bowl, you can expect monster lines at well-known places that may otherwise be known as “tourist traps.” ...
Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of change it to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than ...